1.0 Small Versus Large Filr Deployments

As a Large Deployment:
At least three separate, single-purpose appliances (Filr, Filrsearch, and MySQL)

Either deployment type works for the exercises in this guide, but production environments require large deployments, and many production workloads require clustered Filr appliances.

Your First Hands-on Task: Choose a Deployment Type

Using the information in this section, choose a deployment type for the hands-on exercises that matches your goals for learning about Filr.

For example, if you only have a casual interest in learning about Filr and want to invest the minimum time and effort required, a small deployment is the best fit. On the other hand, if you think you might want to deploy Filr inside your organization, and you want to investigate what that will require, you should probably consider a large deployment.

Comparison of Deployment Types:
The following table summarizes the main differences between small and large Filr deployments.

Small Deployment

Large Deployment

Does not support production environments

Supports production environments

Maximum capacity is

300 active users

2,500 folders

50,000 files

Supports more than

300 active users

2,500 folders

50,000 files

Cannot be upgraded to a large deployment, and cannot grow by leveraging shared, external storage